Majerhat metro station is an under construction
metro station on
Line 3 of
Kolkata Metro. It is the terminal station of the first phase 1 of this line, from
Joka to Majerhat. The line was sanctioned in
India's railway budget of 2010–11, but due to various hurdles, construction was delayed and missed multiple deadlines. The most notable reason for delays was the
Majerhat Bridge collapse
The 2018 Kolkata bridge collapse refers to the collapse of the Majerhat Bridge, in the city of Kolkata, India, on 4 September 2018. The bridge collapsed at around 4:45 PM (IST), resulting in the death of three people injuries to at least 25 oth ...
in 2018.
Location
Majerhat metro station is located in Alipore Mint Colony, Majerhat,
Kolkata, India. It is situated over the
Majerhat railway station
Majerhat railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway Station on the Budge Budge Branch line with an approximate distance from the Sealdah railway station. It is under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. Majerha ...
and parallel to the
Majerhat flyover.
Taratala is the preceding station towards
Joka and
Mominpore is the following station towards Esplanade.
Station details
It is an elevated metro station with two
side platforms. It is being implemented by
Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL). Since the line was sanctioned by then
Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee in the
Railway budget of 2010–11, it faced several problems which delayed the project. Originally the contracts of the elevated stretch of the line was awarded to Simplex Infrastructures in 2011, although construction couldn't proceed due to land acquisition problems. The contract for construction of the station was re-awarded to
Gammon India, in April 2012 by RVNL. In 2018, the adjacent rail over bridge (known as Majerhat Bridge) along the upcoming metro station
collapsed, completely stalling the construction of the station as it ran into design, technical and legal challenges. Gammon pulled out of the project after the bridge collapsed.
In August 2020, GPT Infraprojects won the bid for construction. Work started in December 2020, with clearance from
India Government Mint
The India Government Mint operates four mints in the country for the production of coins:
* Mumbai, Maharashtra
* Kolkata, West Bengal
* Hyderabad, Telangana
* Noida, Uttar Pradesh
History
Under The Coinage Act, 1906, the Government ...
,
Ministry of Finance; which initially didn't allow any elevated structure within a kilometre radius of the mint.
The station will be 180 m long with twelve
spans. The platform and concourse area will be and respectively. It will be catered by five escalators, two elevators and five staircases.
It is the final station of the proposed phase 1 (Joka to Majerhat) of the
line 3.
Connections
Majerhat metro station will be connected to the
Majerhat railway station
Majerhat railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway Station on the Budge Budge Branch line with an approximate distance from the Sealdah railway station. It is under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. Majerha ...
of
Kolkata Suburban Railway
The Kolkata Suburban Railway is a suburban rail system serving the Kolkata metropolitan area and its surroundings in India. It is the largest suburban railway network in the country with the highest number of stations. It is also the 7th larg ...
, thus facilitating transfers with
Budge Budge Branch line and
Circular line.
See also
*
Dum Dum metro station
References
External links
Official website of Metro Railway, Kolkata
{{Kolkata Metro
Kolkata Metro stations